Solar Power Plant Planned For Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) -- Exelon Corp. has announced plans to build a solar power plant on Chicago's South Side. However, officials said the plan is contingent on Exelon, parent of Commonwealth Edison, getting a federal loan guarantee for up to 80 percent of its costs.

The $60 million project is planned for a 39-acre plot in the West Pullman neighborhood. The company is negotiating with the city of Chicago to lease the property.

Exelon officials said Wednesday the plant would have 32,800 solar panels that would convert the sun's rays into electricity that could serve 1,200 to 1,500 homes for a year.

Exelon would market the electricity in exchange for a renewable energy credit for each megawatt produced.

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Information from: Chicago Sun-Times, http://www.suntimes.com/index

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Comments

[JohnWhalen]

This is interesting, but doesn't it really make more sense to do solar where there is more sunshine than Chicago? I actually thought wind might be good for Chicago...no?

Take a look at a project in the Mohave Desert on this site: http://www.mitchelldong.com. I'm guessing that you can't do a power-plant grade solar project in many places. Perhaps that's a better place to concentrate on solar.

[Gatto Pruf]

2 risate per 1 mondo più vivibile
ciao a tutti

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEmz4PU1g3U

[johnnygoodwud]

shell game

[westreal]

So they want it built practically for free and then they're going to "market" it as renewable energy at an exorbitant rate, probably at double or triple their going rate. But of course we can't argue the rate because Exelon will provide both the traditional and solar farm electricity.

No. A better idea would be for an independent solar company to come in, build the farm, and compete with Exelon. That would bring prices down and offer a real choice of green energy.

[ManwithaParachute]

A step in the right direction.

[berryessence]

of course not,

the object is to lose less, but serve more, but keep bills about the same.

That's Green Energy is about. Serving More by Using Less by SHARING.

[mergina]

I bet the cost of bills does not come down.